The stress-linked version of the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis has been proposed to account for inconsistencies in relationships between testosterone and immune response. The model has received some support from ...

Masculine facial characteristics are associated with indices of men’s dominance. Previous research found that shorter men were more likely to attribute high dominance to masculine men, suggesting that dominant men are less ...

Individuals are attuned to cues of quality in potential mates. Mate quality is assessed on both an absolute scale, independent of the observer, and also on a relative scale, dependent on attributes of the observer. Much ...